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Unique Roles in Cyberspace
Because cyberspace is a new realm for human interactions, it creates opportunities for new "species" of humans to evolve. There are a wide variety of unprecedented roles in the cyberworld - new jobs, avocations, and callings. Psychology can focus on the these unique people, such as lurkers, snerts, hackers, live-cam'ers, flamers, IRC ops, telecommuters, wizards, gods, and, of course, cyberologists... to name a few. What are their lives in cyberspace like? What are these people like? Understanding the social backgrounds, cognitive skills, and personality styles of these people are all components of cyberpsychology.
See also in The Psychology of Cyberspace:Wizards: Knowlege, Power, Wisdom (and your very own asterisk)
On Being a God: An Interview with Jim Bumgardner
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